Advanced Linear Accelerator Technician Education & Training

Course Overview

Give your biomedical engineers and field service technicians the expanded knowledge they need to safely understand, troubleshoot, and support medical linear accelerators. Developed by industry experts from CBET, Radiology Oncology Systems (ROS), and Linax Technologies, this flexible online program prepares technicians to contribute faster while reducing training time and improving confidence.

The intermediate medical linac service technician is an online training module where students will learn the principles of medical linear accelerator beam line operations and safety systems. It is an online course led by an instructor. It consists of readings, videos, online labs, and exercises. Students will familiarize themselves with the course materials over nine weeks.

Whether you’re developing new technicians or expanding the capabilities of your HTM team, this course provides the expanded knowledge needed to understand one of healthcare’s most sophisticated medical systems with confidence.

Why Organizations & Independent Technicians Choose This Training

✓ Build confidence before hands-on field training

✓ Standardize technician knowledge across your service team

✓ Learn from recognized industry experts

✓ Reduce onboarding time for new technicians

✓ Flexible online format minimizes downtime

✓ Certificate of Completion

Ideal For:

• Hospital HTM Departments 
• Independent Service Organizations (ISOs) 
• OEM Service Teams 
• Biomedical Engineers 
• Field Service Engineers 
• Military Biomedical Personnel 
• Technical Managers 
• Imaging Service Organizations 
• Biomedical Technicians (BMETs)

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Course Description

Module 1 (7 weeks online, 2 classes per week):
The student will review in detail the components used in a medical linear
accelerator that are used to create a high energy radiation beam for
radiotherapy. The students will gain experience with the operation of these
components by lectures discussing theory, on-line labs, and by using the Simac
medical linac simulator to perform adjustments to components and observing
the changes to the linear accelerator functionality.

Module 2 (2 weeks online, 2 classes per week):
Students will review several incidents where linear accelerators failed and
caused medical incidents.

Module 3 (3 weeks online, 2 classes per week)
Students will review in detail advanced troubleshooting and maintenance
concepts practiced in clinic.

Prerequisites

Linear Accelerators Beginner Course

Course Objectives

Module 1: At the completion of module 1, students will identify the mechanisms that affect the photon beam dose rate, beam energy, beam flatness and symmetry. Students will identify components of high voltage systems and their interaction with RF systems used in electron beam acceleration. Students will observe medical linear accelerator cooling systems and their effect on linear accelerator resonant frequency.

Module 2: At the completion of module 2, students will review four well known incidents involving medical linear accelerators that have affected patient safety. Students will discuss the causes of the incidents. Students will apply safety system theory to review how design changes have improved the safety of medical linear accelerators.

Module 3: At the completion of module 3, students will review the purpose of preventative maintenance and its role in troubleshooting linac issues. Students will examine how waveguide configuration affects beam energy, and will discuss the operating principles of klystrons and magnetrons. Students will also review high-voltage modulator cycles, interpret pulsed waveforms, and evaluate how heat and temperature impact overall linac performance.